geomorfГеоморфология и палеогеографияGeomorfologiya i Paleogeografiya2949-17892949-1797geomorf-1800Research ArticleМеждународный год гор (2002)Альпы и Кавказ — эстетика рельефаAlps and Caucasus: aesthetics of reliefЖидковМ. П.ZhidkovM. P.ЛихачеваЭ. А.LihachevaE. A.Институт географии РАНРоссия20022605202203Геоморфология6173Copyright © Жидков М.П., Лихачева Э.А., 20222022Жидков М.П., Лихачева Э.А.Zhidkov M.P., Lihacheva E.A.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://geomorphology.igras.ru/jour/article/view/1800

The first attempt to evaluate the aesthetic features of mountain relief of Alps and Caucasus has been made on the base of simple morphometric characteristics. The necessity and methodic of such evaluation are discussed. Parameters like maximum altitudes, the depth of valleys, extension of seashore etc. may correlate with beauty of relief. Parameters compared were normalized, the maximum value was taken as l00%. In contrary to common opinion Alps exceeds Caucasus by many characteristics. Taken aesthetic attribute of Alps for 100%, Caucasus appears to have only 76%.

The first attempt to evaluate the aesthetic features of mountain relief of Alps and Caucasus has been made on the base of simple morphometric characteristics. The necessity and methodic of such evaluation are discussed. Parameters like maximum altitudes, the depth of valleys, extension of seashore etc. may correlate with beauty of relief. Parameters compared were normalized, the maximum value was taken as l00%. In contrary to common opinion Alps exceeds Caucasus by many characteristics. Taken aesthetic attribute of Alps for 100%, Caucasus appears to have only 76%.

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